P143

PACKING INSTRUCTION

P143

The following packagings are authorized, provided the general packing provisions of 4.1.1, 4.1.3 and special packing provisions of 4.1.5 are met:

Inner packagings

Bags

paper, kraft plastics textile

textile, rubberized

Receptacles fibreboard metal Plastics wood

Trays, fitted with dividing partitions

plastics wood

Intermediate packagings

Not necessary

Outer packagings

Boxes

steel (4A) aluminium (4B) other metal (4N)

natural wood, ordinary (4C1) natural wood, sift-proof walls (4C2) plywood (4D)

reconstituted wood (4F) fibreboard (4G) plastics, solid (4H2)

Drums

steel (1A1, 1A2) aluminium (1B1, 1B2) other metal (1N1, 1N2) plywood (1D)

fibre (1G)

plastics (1H1, 1H2)

Additional requirement:

Instead of the above inner and outer packagings, composite packagings (6HH2) (plastics receptacle with outer solid plastics box) may be used.

Special packing provision:

PP76 For UN Nos. 0271, 0272, 0415 and 0491, when metal packagings are used, metal packagings shall be so constructed that the risk of explosion, by reason of increase in internal pressure from internal or external causes is prevented.